Alternatives Journal Call for Proposals – CREATIVE COMMUNITIES

In Walkerton, an arts project bridges ecology and community healing by encouraging people to use writing, performance and sculpture to share their stories of the 2000 water crisis that killed seven ? stories now shared with water managers-in-training. In Montreal, an activist group hands out over 10,000 fake traffic tickets for vehicle emissions as part of a performance art display, forcing drivers to think about the environmental impacts of their vehicles and driving habits. Around the world, art is used to bring people together to envision a more sustainable and equitable future and to transform communities into vibrant, thriving places.

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Buying your love, one word at a time

When words get in the way of your agenda, what do you do? You change the
words, of course. Even if you have to make up new ones.
It’s part of what communications strategists call “framing” – the way they
present messages to the public to make them more palatable. And it’s become
a big part of how the new Conservative government plans to win you over.

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